Table 3 Ranking and location of three worst reported pain problems. Data were collected by interview with participants on the three worst pain problems they experienced within the last seven days, by pain type and location

From: Assessment of pain symptoms and quality of life using the International Spinal Cord Injury Data Sets in persons with chronic spinal cord injury

Pain problem by rank

 

1st

2nd

3rd

 

Visit

1

2

1

2

1

2

A. Pain types

 Pain type

       

  Nociceptive

Musculoskeletal

10

9

8

4

4

4

 

Visceral

0

1

0

0

0

2

 

Subtotal

10

10

8

4

4

6

  Neuropathic

Below

5

5

1

3

2

0

 

At

3

3

0

1

0

1

 

Other

0

0

1

0

0

0

 

Subtotal

8

8

2

4

2

1

  Unknown

 

1

0

3

2

1

0

  All types

Total

19

18

13

10

7

7

B. Pain locations

 Pain location

       

  Head

 

0

0

0

0

1

1

  Neck/shoulders

 

6

5

3

2

2

3

  Arm/hands

 

1

1

3

2

1

0

  Frontal torso/genitals

 

4

3

2

1

1

1

  Back

 

5

3

3

3

3

1

  Buttocks/hips

 

1

1

0

1

0

0

  Upper legs/thighs

 

3

4

2

1

0

1

  Lower legs/feet

 

1

2

1

1

1

0

  All locations

Total

21

19

14

11

9

7

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